Month: May 2016

BOOK REVIEW—The Prize – Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?

Review by Bryan Mann, PhD Candidate, Educational Theory and Policy, Pennsylvania State University Book Details: The Prize—Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools? by Dale Russakoff. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. 246 pp., $27.00. The Prize, a well-crafted piece of journalism with particular relevance to educational policy scholars, chronicles an urban reform initiative in which… Read More BOOK REVIEW—The Prize – Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?

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The rise of the cram school phenomenon in the US: well intended test prep or an extension of the “banking model” of education? by Natasha Mansur

Searching for a job as an international student, I felt drawn to education services to work with children. An elementary school in Bronx, New York became the first site where I worked for a non-profit organization serving a resource-poor neighborhood. I remember the feeling of excitement, as we would gather with students in the school… Read More The rise of the cram school phenomenon in the US: well intended test prep or an extension of the “banking model” of education? by Natasha Mansur

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The Difference Between Educational Equality, Equity, and Justice… and Why It Matters by Joseph Levitan

One of the most important aspects of research, professors will tell you, is asking the right question. The “right question” for a researcher is important, interesting, and answerable through a particular methodology. Asking the right question is the cornerstone of inquiry. It orients the investigation and guides the researcher’s thinking. In other words, how a… Read More The Difference Between Educational Equality, Equity, and Justice… and Why It Matters by Joseph Levitan

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